Factory Nights
Where and When: In 2008 there were 3 sessions in North Tyneside and 3 in Sunderland and a one session in Durham, all were held in interesting spaces and buildings. The programme has been extremely successful attracting an average of 30 artists each session of various disciplines coming together to exchange ideas and collaborate on future work. Supported by: Arts Council England, North Tyneside Council, Sunniside Partnership, Durham County Council, Durham City Arts. Thanks to Mecca Bingo, YMCA, Queen St Masonic Heritage Centre, Hackett Property Services, Friends of Tynemouth Station, Millhouse Developments, Porters Café and Friends of Sunderland Old Parish Church; The Rector Gray Society and Jimmy Allen’s Night Club.
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Factory Nights is a series of inspiring working sessions for ANY visual artists, photographers, writers, poets, musicians, filmmakers and any other creatives! Factory Nights is not a discussion event, seminar or even a workshop. Factory Nights are free evening sessions that simply provide an opportunity for creative people to come together in an interesting venue and supportive environment to make work or initiate ideas. Artists can come to the sessions with something they have been working on or could start something brand new, inspired by the space.
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AIMS OF FACTORY NIGHTS:
rednile hope to bring together artists, open up art and artists’ practices, whilst forging relationships with businesses and utilizing interesting spaces in each area.
The programme aims to build on rednile’s relationships with business that have developed since 2005 (from initiating projects such as re:gen and Space) and aim to discover hidden gems of architecture, environments and heritage in a particular area. Factory Nights is also a channel for creative people to become more visible and therefore increase the opportunities for more events and build a stronger cultural community that the local authority and businesses are aware of and can potentially work with. Each venue chosen to house a Factory Night, have the enthusiasm for future creative collaboration within their spaces and want to work with artists.
BACKGROUND ON PROJECT:
Factory Nights is the first programme of creative working sessions rednile have initiated (past projects have involved artists residencies, exhibitions and education programmes). Frustrated by the lack of studio space available and opportunities for artists to make work, rednile envisage that creative working sessions will bring together those who normally work at home or in isolation and provide a fuel to feed the creative fire!